Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:37 pm
Solomon, Congrats!
Thanks EdEdLee wrote:Solomon, Congrats!
Life In 19x19
Life in 19x19. Go, Weiqi, Baduk... Thats the life.
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How old are you?
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 2:01 pm
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 1:10 am
Recently I started my 30th year. It takes me at least two days to get over a hangover.
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 2:32 am
I am 59.95748 and this year I'm going to celebrate twice: a "not-yet-60-years-old-day" at a nice Biergarten in Munich and a more pensive birthday at a gemütliches restaurant in Leipzig.
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:03 am
Totally forgot to update here … see how my memory is fading
Turned 60 the day before Summer Solstice.
And on the Solstice night I went for a midnight walk in the woods with a dear friend … suddenly I saw two light spots move around us … first I thought I my eyes were betraying me, but suddenly there were thousands of fireflies around us … even though I know about bioluminescence, Luciferin, Luciferase, etc., it was a totally magical moment, we thought we were in a fairy tale
these ones (sorry, it’s the German Wikipedia article, no English one for this species).
Turned 60 the day before Summer Solstice.
And on the Solstice night I went for a midnight walk in the woods with a dear friend … suddenly I saw two light spots move around us … first I thought I my eyes were betraying me, but suddenly there were thousands of fireflies around us … even though I know about bioluminescence, Luciferin, Luciferase, etc., it was a totally magical moment, we thought we were in a fairy tale
these ones (sorry, it’s the German Wikipedia article, no English one for this species).Re: How old are you?
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:39 am
Yep, fireflies - they came in through the open balcony door yesterday evening. The lights were off and these "Glühwürmchen" made little arcs of greenish light that fluttered back and forth very quickly. Very spooky but fascinating!
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Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 10:07 am
Just hit 
the other day.
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 3:00 pm
I'm 44 now... and I try to feel like I'm 34
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:04 am
I'm 
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:32 am
What advice do older folks have for younger members? I'm 34, so I wouldn't say I classify as young, but also not old enough to give good advice...
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:56 am
Kirby wrote:What advice do older folks have for younger members? I'm 34, so I wouldn't say I classify as young, but also not old enough to give good advice...
In the immortal words of William Tenn, "Suck air! Suck air!"
Re: How old are you?
Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 9:28 pm
Marcel Grünauer wrote:In three hours I’ll be 50 years old.
I’ve started Go very late - at the age of 36 - and, having a job, there wasn’t that much time or mental energy to really become strong. For decades now I’ve “made a living” and built up savings and I’m aware that fewer days lie ahead of me than behind me. I haven’t even started to find out how far I can get and feel it’s high time to concentrate on Go more deeply.
Thanks, Marcel. Do you have any advice for your 36-year-old self?
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:25 am
Good advice - I particularly like the bit about not spending time on things that don't matter. Now I just have to figure out what matters 
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 6:47 am
At 60, I'm now entitled to be a grumpy old man. Marcel Grünauer wrote:Kirby wrote:Do you have any advice for your 36-year-old self?
Pretty much the same advice that I’d give myself today - but it’s not so easy to follow, not then and not now.
Don’t waste time and money on things that don’t really matter. But you have to think deeply to find out what the things that matter actually are. For me, expensive holidays, computers, restaurants etc. are not it. To break out of the consumption spiral, it helps to want those things that you already have.
Don’t live other people’s lives. They will often give you seemingly well-intended advice that will keep you in the mainstream and discourage you from doing what they themselves weren’t able to do. In the end you’re on your own. So live in a way that you can be happy with looking back in a few decades.
Stay away from toxic people. There are people who can inspire you and lift you up, and there are people who subtly put you down.
If you avoid those three mistakes it’s already a pretty good life.
Fourth: Avoid people who don't like cats.
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Posted: Mon May 14, 2018 6:49 am
You know, you don't need to be old to be a grumpy old man, all is in the attitude ! 
Signed : a grumpy 32yo man
Signed : a grumpy 32yo man